Liang Shidu was originally a native of Shuofang, Xiazhou, and his ancestors were the wealthy families of the county, and at the beginning of the great cause, Liang Shidu was less than thirty and served as the general of the Yingyang Mansion of Sui.

Later, at the end of the great cause, the world was in turmoil, and the anti-king raised the banner in various places, and the Liang division killed the county Cheng Tang Shizong three years ago, called the great prime minister, and joined forces with the Turks to jointly oppose the Sui, according to Diaoyin, Honghua, Yan'an and other counties, self-established emperor, the country name Liang, Jianyuan "Yonglong".

He knew that his strength was not enough, so he constantly colluded and instigated the Turkic invasion of the south, paid tribute and filial piety, and the Turkic Shibi Khan named him the Great Viga Khan, the Son of Heaven, and formed an offensive and defensive alliance.

On this day, Liang Shidu met with the envoys of the Tang court in the palace of Jinmingcheng, Yan'an County, and submitted a letter to form an alliance with Liang to jointly deal with Dahua.

Liang Shidu sneered again and again: "What, now that your Tang King is at a disadvantage, you can't fight against Luo Cheng, so you thought of finding me to form an alliance with Liang, why did you go earlier?" In the past, he wanted to take the opportunity to annex my Yan'an and Honghua Counties, and drive my Liang Kingdom to the north of the Great Wall, but now he has a request for me? ”

Liu Chongli was neither humble nor arrogant: "Back to Your Majesty of the Liang Kingdom, at this time and at that time, the countries and states intersect, often according to the situation, there can be no eternal enemies, and there will be no eternal friends, since ancient times." But at present, Dahua is prosperous, rising in Mobei, currently occupying the Hexi Corridor, the right place of Longyou, and now attacking the hinterland of Guanlong, coercing Jingzhao, once the Tang Dynasty fails, the entire Guanzhong will be occupied by Dahua, and when the time comes, the Liang State will not be spared and become the next object to be eliminated. Western Qin and Western Liang are examples, but any force that blocks Dahua's unification of the country will be wiped out by Luo Cheng, just ask Your Majesty, can Liang State block Dahua's offensive? ”

Liang Shidu fell into deep thought, put away his sneer, he can neutralize the country in the troubled times, and become the emperor himself, he is definitely not a simple martial artist, a reckless person, and he can be regarded as a hero.

As heroes, they all have some common characteristics, that is, ruthless, iron-blooded, wise, treacherous, and ruthless......

Liang Shidu is by no means a dull-brained person, on the contrary, he is thick and treacherous, and he has his own calculations in his heart, but he doesn't want to show the Tang envoy that he is afraid, but deliberately acts as if nothing happened, so that he can take the initiative in the alliance with Tang and reap some benefits.

After all, now Dahua is attacking the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the next target of attack is Xiliang's turn. Therefore, Liang Shi was not as urgent as Li Yuan, and planned to take the opportunity to coerce and ask for some conditions and benefits.

Liu Chongli saw that Master Liang was a little hesitant, as if he was moved, so he intensified his persuasion: "Your Majesty, as the so-called thinking is prepared in times of peace, and thinking is prepared, prepared, if Your Majesty does not move and sits back and watches the Tang court fall, then soon Xiliang will not be as good as the footsteps, the skin will not exist, and the hair will be attached?" Therefore, the combination of the two armies is the way to win and survive. At that time, Cao Cao was powerful, Liu Bei and Sun Quan formed an alliance, and then there were three points of the world, and now Dahua is majestic, and Tang and Liang are the relationship between the lips and teeth. ”

"If after Da Liang sends troops this time, he repels Luo Cheng's Northwest Army, will Li Tang turn his face and attack my Da Liang?"

Liu Chongli shook his head and said: "Li Tang will definitely not be treacherous, even if he forms an alliance, he will definitely not be double-faced, and once Dahua exists, the alliance between Liang and Tang will be unbreakable!" ”

"This matter is very important, after all, Dahua has not yet come to attack Liang State, if I send troops, it will cause military disaster, besides, Dahua has sent people to be lobbyists, willing to win over Liang State, jointly attack Li Tang, and afterwards admit my status as a small country in the Shuofang area, as long as Liang State does not invade south, will not take the initiative to attack Liang State, this is a talisman, so I am not willing to interfere in the war between you and Dahua."

When Liu Chongli heard this, he suddenly became a little anxious, and said: "Your Majesty, by all means, this is Dahua's method of delaying and dividing the relationship between Liang and Tang, even if he now recognizes the status of Liang and does not attack, but when he controls the entire Guanzhong, will he still abide by Ruoyan?" Even if he can do it now, when he calms down the world, will he let Liang Guo be on his head like a stalk in his throat? ”

"Well, then, you have come on a long journey, and you will rest for a while, and I will consult with the ministers. After all, if there is no benefit, and Li Yuan personally confirms the alliance with Liang and signs an agreement, it is not good for Liang to send troops and start a war with Dahua. ”

Liang Shidu directly ordered someone to send Liu Chongli to rest, to dry, and let Tang take the initiative to hand over some conditions, at least half of Honghua County to the south, controlled by the Tang army, to be handed over to Daliang, and then demarcate the national border, the covenant that cannot be attacked for decades, announced to the world.

Liu Chongli had no choice but to withdraw, thinking about how to lobby next time, this time the task was arduous, Li Yuan warned before leaving, he must win over Liang Guo and send troops to deal with Dahua, so that the Tang Dynasty can be saved, turn defeat into victory, and defeat Dahua. Otherwise, relying on Tang alone, the odds of winning are low and not optimistic.

Liang Shidu sent people to announce Liang Luoren, Lu Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhao Xian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and several generals Xin Fang'er, Li Zhengbao, Feng Duan, He Sui, Suo Zhou, Zhang Ju and others to discuss how to form an alliance with Tang and deal with Dahua.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said: "Your Majesty really wants to deal with Dahua, now the entire northwest, Hexi has fallen into the hands of Dahua, the population is millions, the army accumulates, at least 400,000 people, the two counties of Fufeng and Anding alone will gather 200,000 troops, and when Li Jing brings the troops from the Western Regions to come, the force is stronger, our men and horses, plus Li Tang, can we defeat Dahua?" ”

Liang Shidu sighed: "For no reason, no one wants to go to war with Dahua, but the situation is different, Luo Cheng's ambition is to annex the world, reform the country, and then establish a unified dynasty similar to the Great Sui, as you said, the Chinese people are powerful, the soldiers are strong, and the entire northwest has fallen into the hands of Dahua, will you still be willing to see Daliang in Shuofang and Yan'an?" If Datang dies, Luo Cheng will be the next one to deal with, and it must be my beam! ”

Xin Fang'er asked: "Then Your Majesty is determined to form an alliance with Li Tang and join forces against Dahua." ”

Liang Shidu's expression was solemn, and he nodded: "Yes, I have decided, I can't sit still, seize the opportunity of this alliance, and by the way, blackmail Li Tang, let them cut the land, draw the line, and write it into the covenant, whoever violates it first will not keep his promises, break his promise, and maintain the status quo for at least fifty years, then I Daliang will spend fifty years in peace, which is also a blessing." ”

Lu Ji, the secretary of the military department, said: "Your Majesty, it is better to ask the Turks to send troops and jointly deal with Dahua, otherwise Dahua's cavalry is not something that our two armies can deal with!" ”

Liang Shidu pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Turkic cavalry? Well, it's a good idea, mobilize 30,000, or even 50,000 Turkic cavalry, thunder attack, see how Dahua resists, our army dispatches 60,000, the Tang army dispatches 100,000, outflanked by three parties, and hits Dahua by surprise! ”